Thursday, November 11, 2010

Reading for Oxfam, London

Readings don't get any better than this one coming up in London, in support of Oxfam on the 1st of December (my birthday!) - just under three weeks away:

Oxfam Christmas Poetry Reading hosted by Todd Swift.
Oxfam is very pleased to be featuring six fine poets, from America, England, Ireland, and Scotland, with special guests Bloodaxe poet Jen Hadfield (TS Eliot Prize winner) and Picador poet John Glenday (Grain) headlining. Other poets reading are: Barbara Smith (Ireland); Sheila Hillier (England) and two visiting Americans, Dante Micheaux and Michelle Boisseau. This event will be ticketed. Tickets £5, concessions £3. Tickets available in advance from the shop or by phone: 020 7487 3570.

The observant among you might have noticed something a wee bit 'odd' about the line-up... :)

12 comments:

Rachel Fox said...

Good line-up... great that you're part of it!
x

Totalfeckineejit said...

Are they all dead? Apart from your good self Babs.

Unknown said...

LOL, TFE - trust you to keep it real :)

Thankee Rachel, looking forward to it greatly!

Rachel Fenton said...

You're not a poet really but a word detective and you've been working under cover all this time?

Have a super readerly birthday! Great place to be for some Christmas shopping, too :) (For the self of course, it being your birthday and all).

Dick said...

Where is it and at what time, Barbara? If I can get flight clearance, I'd like to attend.

Unknown said...

Rachel - darn my cover is blown!

Dick, it's December 1, 2010, from 7.30 pm, at Oxfam's Bookshop 91 Marylebone High Street, London W1, near Baker Street tube. You should phone and reserve tickets, if you think you can go because it's likely to sell out very quickly. Phone: Telephone : 020 7487 3570. Email: oxfammarylebone@hotmail.com - It would be magic to meet you there, if you get clearance to go!

Carolyn Jess-Cooke said...

that's brilliant! wish i could go... Good luck and enjoy yourself

xx

Unknown said...

Thanks, Carolyn, for your warm wishes.

Frances said...

Got my tickets. We'll meet at last BarbaraS. I'll be the one with the fangs and the black cape.

Unknown said...

Darn, Frances, I'll have to rethink my outfit now ;)

Group 8 said...

Congrats on getting a great gig, B. Enjoy! London will be all Xmassy - lovely. N x

Unknown said...

Thanks, N - really looking forward to it!